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To: hemogoblin

Ask them to give you their Serial. Any veteran will be able to rattle it off in about 3 seconds. Don't know why but its stuck in my head forever.

32 posted on 07/29/2004 4:08:25 PM PDT by Starstruck

To: Starstruck

Ask them to give you their Serial. Any veteran will be able to rattle it off in about 3 seconds. Don't know why but its stuck in my head forever.

That doesn't work any more. Some time back (unsure when, but I believe later than 1975), the services switched over to using Social Security numbers.

39 posted on 07/29/2004 4:29:40 PM PDT by Bob

To: Starstruck; Bob

Ask them to give you their Serial. Any veteran will be able to rattle it off in about 3 seconds. Don't know why but its stuck in my head forever.

I went in March 1971 (US Army - RA) and never had anything but my SS#.

40 posted on 07/29/2004 4:34:54 PM PDT by HoustonCurmudgeon (Bush, DeLay and Armstrong - Good to be a Texan today)

To: Starstruck

"Ask them to give you their Serial. Any veteran will be able to rattle it off in about 3 seconds. Don't know why but its stuck in my head forever."

'Cause from day-1 you couldn't eat untill it had been rattled off about three times ... in the line, at the door and pickin' up the tray.

'Least that's how it was in March of '65 at Ft. Dix.

You were probably RA (like me) and wanted to know it.

45 posted on 07/29/2004 4:58:22 PM PDT by knarf (A place where anyone can learn anything ... especially that which promotes clear thinking.)

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